WeVideo
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Video editing software as a service |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | April 2011 |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California |
| Key people | Jostein Svendsen, John Hallman, John Canning, Bjorn, Krishna Menon |
| URL | wevideo |
| Launched | September 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
WeVideo is an online, cloud-based video editing platform that works in web browsers and on mobile devices (Android and iOS). The company was originally founded in 2011 in Europe, their main headquarters is in Mountain View, California with a team based in Romania.
History
WeVideo Inc. began life as Creaza, Inc.[1], an online creative toolbox used by children throughout Europe. Creaza, Inc. owns a related company in Norway called Creaza Education that provides a suite of digital tools for the K-12 market, including comic tools, audio editing, mind-mapping, and video editing applications.[2]
WeVideo publicly launched its services in September 2011, changing its name from Creaza, Inc. to avoid any confusion with Creaza Education and to reflect the social and collaborative nature of the platform.[3]
Since its 2011 launch, WeVideo has grown into more than a video creation platform. They have become a Premier Dropbox Technology Partner, a Microsoft Education Partner and a Google for Education Partner.
They were announced as a launch partner for Google Drive, Google's cloud-based collaboration and storage service, in April of 2012.
WeVideo has an extensive library of features throughout several plan options. There is green screen, branding, GIF creator, quick record, simultaneous webcam and screen recording, a library of over 1 million stock media assets and so much more.
Made for All
WeVideo is an easy-to-use video editing platform that allows users of all skill levels the opportunity to create professional-style videos, podcasts and more. WeVideo for Schools has become a popular option for educators and students around the world. They offer plans that can be customized for a district or school.
They also provide individual plans for everyday deliberate creators, professional agencies, consultants or small business teams.
Plans
WeVideo offers several plans that can be paid for monthly or annually. They also offer education plans that can be per classroom, per user or customized for larger schools and districts.
Leadership Team
Krishna Menon - Chief Executive Officer
David Krall - Chairman, Board of Directors
David Huerta - Chief Strategy Officer
Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad - Chief Education Officer
John Kline - Vice President, Education Sales and Customer Success
Oleg Tsaregorodtsev - Vice President, Product
Lucian Cioroga - Director of Engineering
Partners and Awards
WeVideo has become more than just an online video editing platform. It now includes features such as audio-only export that allows users to create podcasts, GIF creator, Branding and green screen. WeVideo has partnered with companies such as Google for Education, Dropbox, ClassLink, Microsoft Education and Dell. WeVideo is a Premier Dropbox Technology Partner[4] and allows users to seamlessly import media files from their Dropbox account into WeVideo.
Awards
Since its inception, WeVideo has received a number of awards, including the following:
- AlwaysOn 2011 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies.[5]
- AlwaysOn 2012 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies.[6]
- AlwaysOn 2012 OnMobile Top 100 Private Companies.[7]
- AlwaysOn 2012 Global 250 Top Private Companies.[8]
- EdTech Digest 2017 Best Collaborative Solution[9]
- Common Sense Education 2019 Top Pick for Learning[10]
References
- ^ Wade Roush (December 2, 2011). WeVideo Makes Cloud Video Editing Look Like Kids’ Stuff. Xconomy. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ Creaza Education. Creaza Education - Home. creazaeducation.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Sarah Perez (January 9, 2011). Cloud-Based Video Editor WeVideo Launches To Public. TechCrunch. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "wevideo". www.dropbox.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Tony Perkins (March 30, 2011). Announcing the 2011 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies. AlwaysOn. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ AlwaysOn (April 6, 2012). Announcing the 2012 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies. AlwaysOn. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Tony Perkins (June 13, 2012). Announcing the 2012 OnMobile 100 Top Private Companies. AlwaysOn. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ AlwaysOn (July 2012). Announcing the 2012 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies. AlwaysOn. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ "2017 – Finalists & Winners". EdTech Digest. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Best EdTech of 2019". Common Sense Education. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-08-04.